[oberlist] PL* evnt/expo: CHIOȘC / KIOSK, exhibition at Rondo Sztuki Galeria + in Katowice, Poland
Vladimir US
vladimir at oberliht.org.md
Thu Dec 15 05:41:04 CET 2011
CHIOȘC / KIOSK
exhibition with participating artists:
Tonka Maleković [HR] & Ion Fisticanu [MD], Pawel Mendrek [PL] and Ewa
Zasada [PL], Krystyna Nikiel [PL], Łukasz Obałek [PL], Jarek Sedlak
[CZ], Bartek Skrzyczek [PL], Lesław Tetla [PL], Vladimir Us [MD],
Kasia Wolny [PL], Joanna Zdzienicka [PL]
curators: Leslaw Tetla [PL], Vladimir Us [MD]
http://chiosc.oberliht.com/2011/12/15/kiosk/
Rondo Sztuki Galeria +
opening: December 15, 2011, 18:00
address: Rondo im. Gen. Jerzego Ziętka 1, Katowice, Poland
http://rondosztuki.pl
program: 15/12/2011 – 05/01/2012
Tue-Fri: 11:00 – 19:00
Sat-Sun: 10:00 – 18:00
contact: + 48 32 720 11 32
free entrance
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PL
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Wystawa Chiosc / Kiosk to rezultat współpracy Pracowni Działań
Interdyscyplinarnych Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach z kuratorem
i dyrektorem Stowarzyszenia Artystycznego Oberliht z Kiszyniowa,
Vladimirem Us. Tytułowy kiosk to struktura architektoniczna, obiekt
inspirowany standardowym mieszkaniem Mołdawskiej SRR. Wobec
niemożności oficjalnego, publicznego prezentowania sztuki tzw.
podziemia, w latach 70. i 80. popularne stało się “wystawianie” w
prywatnych mieszkaniach. Dzisiaj, moduł ten wyjęty z kontekstu
osiedla, bloku przez artystę Stefana Rusu i umieszczony na jednym z
placów w Kiszynowie- stolicy Republiki Mołdawii w sposób symboliczny
przenosi dyskusję z mieszkania w przestrzeń publiczną. Jako otwarta
galeria jest miejscem animowania i prezentowania projektów
artystycznych, punktem dystrybucji informacji kulturalnej, platformą
do spotkania i rozmowy. Na wystawie zaprezentowanych będzie kilka
projektów powstałych dla i wokół Chiosku.
EN
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CHIOSC / KIOSK exhibition is the result of collaboration between
Interdisciplinary Actions Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in
Katowice with the curator and president of Young Artists Association
Oberliht from Chisinau, Vladimir Us. The eponymous “FLAT SPACE” is
an architectural structure inspired by the standard flat in Moldavian
SSR. Given the impossibility of open, public exhibition of the
artistic underground, in the 1970s and 80s it became popular to host
art exhibitions in private homes. Today, this module is removed from
the context of block of flats and housing estate by the artist Stefan
Rusu and placed on one of the squares in the Moldovan capital
Chisinau, thus symbolically taking the discussion from the flat into
public space. As an open gallery, it is a place for animating and
presenting artistic projects, cultural information point and a
platform for meetings and talks. The exhibition will present several
projects created for and around FLAT SPACE.
http://www.rondosztuki.pl/wydarzenie.php?id=429
http://asp.katowice.pl/news/post/497/chiosc-kiosk
INTERVENTIONS
http://www.oberliht.org.md/interventii2.html
http://www.oberliht.org.md/interventii3.html
At a time when FLAT SPACE existed only as a file in the drawers of the
city administration, the activities anticipating the KIOSK project
were already taking place. INTERVENTIONS2 (2007) – consisting of a
series of exploratory walks through the city as a means of
documenting, with the help of photography, places of power and
control, processes of gentrification, the invisible and left over
spaces or non-places – was followed, in 2008, by INTERVENTIONS3, a
new edition which involved more than thirty participants from several
European countries who were invited to reflect on the processes that
have been shaping Chisinau’s public space. This particular activity,
organized as an artist-in-residency program and consisting of walking
tours, public presentations, screenings and other events, resulted in
a series of ephemeral interventions throughout Chisinau and its
suburbs, transforming the city into a plateau for research, a space
for production and exhibition, where the artists could meet and
interact with the public.
The general concern with the public space issue enhancing both
projects’ objectives and the need to influence the existing public
policies and local authorities to extend the access to public space
and allow its less restricted usage have prepared the ground for a
more permanent structure to be installed in the city (excerpt from
KIOSK catalogue, Chisinau 2011).
KIOSK PROJECT
cultural information point / public platform for participation
http://chiosc.oberliht.com/chiosc
When several years ago artists and theorists began to deal with the
influence of the quickly spreading capitalism that was paving the way
for holders of private property, and analyze its consequences within
the urban (post-socialist) space, in some cases the kiosk was seen as
the man in the street’s answer to the radical economic changes taking
place in Eastern Europe. Small-scale private enterprise markets taking
various forms (kiosks, vendor tables, stools, fridges, cars etc.)
invaded the streets and public spaces, becoming the arena for a new
citizen-driven economic model within the regulated capitalist
environment.
In 2009 another type of kiosk was launched in Chisinau, aiming to
provide an alternative within a cultural sector dominated by
institutions inherited from the Communist period: the KIOSK project,
embodied in FLAT SPACE, a cultural information point and a platform
for public participation initiated by the Oberliht association.
Installed on a tiny segment of municipal ground, squeezed in between
cars aggressively taking over the sidewalks, FLAT SPACE plays the role
of an active agent of bottom-up civic involvement, understanding
cultural engagement as social action capable of producing a critical
culture. The activities built around it address, in its immediate
surroundings, the urgent question of public space. In a broader way
the project offers the basis for the analysis of the cultural, social
and political realities of one of Europe’s suburbs (excerpt from
KIOSK catalogue, Chisinau 2011).
WORKS
Tonka Maleković [HR] and Ion Fisticanu [MD]
POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY / FOUNTAIN CITY
Between 4 and 12 of July 2009, Croatian artist Tonka Maleković took
part as artist in residency in the frame of KIOSK project, in
Chisinau, initiated by Oberliht, young artists association. For this
occasion she developed a project POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY in
collaboration with Moldovan artist Ion Fisticanu.
http://chiosc.oberliht.com/air/
Influenced by the artwork of Ion Fisticanu (“Cities on the roof of my
house / INTERVENTIONS3, 2008”), Tonka Maleković connected his idea
with her own preoccupations about how to develop relationship with the
public space through the play, imagination and improvisation, in
direct participation. Therefore, she proposed Ion collaboration,
expanding the frame of the original work by positioning it within the
wider concept and inviting more people to join in. The idea was
simple: to walk, to observe, to play, to construct improvised
constellations representing cities using the materials found on the
spot, on various locations all over the city of Chisinau.
Rethinking the public space and one’s relation towards it, very often
makes the basis of the work of Tonka Maleković. Possibility of the
City project continues along this line. On metaphorical level it
speaks about the city as a possibility, and its citizens as creators
of the new urban realities. (excerpt from Oberliht Supplement | SoE,
July 2009).
Pawel Mendrek [PL] and Ewa Zasada [PL]
FOUNTAIN. RECONSTRUCTION FROM THE PROJECT FROM NOW TILL TODAY
“Reconstruction of a construction. Critical reconstruction.
(Re)construction for now.”
The project by Ewa and Paweł reconstructs a fragment of a dilapidated
fountain in Chisinau (the location is not without significance), which
will dissolve with time and again reveal a certain lack. The form made
of soap reconstructs the missing part not so much provisionally as
temporarily. It fills a gap in the form – not just an aesthetic
object, but on the symbolic level – in the system it represents.
Persistence of systems, all of which have a touch of utopia
“eroded” with time by the rapid current of life, proves momentary.
In the words of Zygmunt Bauman, u-via replaces u-topia, and the
temporality of the proposed reconstruction is “the collapse of long-
term thinking”, by Małgorzata Szandała
Krystyna Nikiel [PL]
MOLDOVA?
More than the object itself, what interested me was the place where it
is located. I began an intense “exploration” of Moldova, recording
this process in photography and pencil. These activities lead me to
the home of Ms Nona who comes from Moldova. However, I had a long and
surprising journey before I got there.
Łukasz Obałek [PL]
MIRROR SPACE
I am showing the FLAT SPACE model fully covered in mirrors – it is my
response to being asked for a comment on the reality of Moldova. I am
aware that any artistic expression of the living conditions in an
unfamiliar place can be easily interpreted as empty demagogy. Snatches
of information from many different sources are hardly sufficient to
form an opinion of the situation in a foreign country. What
information reaches us, creates an image of a country in the period of
political and mental transformation, with typical accompanying
problems. Currently, mostly due to the development of the Internet,
the changes are becoming faster and generate new expectations. For me
this is the source of the manual interface of these ambitions that
FLAT SPACE is.
The mirrored object in one of the squares in Chisinau will by itself
comment on the surroundings.
Jarek Sedlak [CZ]
POWER TO FLOWERS
… 500 flowers in a real fight against 20 cars at least
… searching for bits of sensitivity for public space in drivers’
mentality
… bring your own flowers and plant them at Bucuresti 68 str. in
Chisinau
During his residency in Chisinau, in collaboration with Oberliht
Association, Jarek Sedlak has produced a work composed of 500 flowers
that were planted on the square from Bucuresti str. 68, restricting
this way the transport circulation on the square and keeping it free
of cars during one day. This allowed the ordinary users of the square
to project their own ideas for the suddenly free place, making space
for imagination and play.
http://chiosc.oberliht.com/2011/05/09/putere-florilor-power-to-flowers/
Bartek Skrzyczek [PL]
My project on the socio-political situation in Moldova takes the form
of game simulation. Black background with military symbols (tanks,
grenades, guns) sized 440 × 280 cm has been divided by dotted lines
into 40 × 40 cm squares. There is interaction on the board: each
wallpaper square corresponds to one Moldovan ornament.
As an individual I have no way of changing world politics. Actually, I
have little influence even on my immediate surroundings. The
possibility of change is just a wish. I would like any person to be
able to decide their fate, shape and creatively criticize reality. The
awareness of potential change is in itself a change.
Lesław Tetla [PL]
…
The project “…” is connected with resident lists/intercoms
located at the entrances to blocks of flats. Due to personal data
protection regulations, residents choose if they want to make their
names public or not. As a result of their decision to remain
anonymous, many lists are composed mostly of empty spaces with flat
numbers. While documenting intercoms at housing estates in many cities
I came across a meaningful example. On a long list with just flat
numbers there was only one name – J. Nowak. As it is the most common
name in Poland, it means just as much as another number. For my
project I consulted the statistics of most common last names in Poland
and Moldova.
Vladimir Us [MD]
STEFAN CEL MARE BOULEVARD
Stefan cel Mare si Sfint Boulevard, which stands today for the main
boulevard in Chisinau, is a research project through which I would
like to reveal the names that this particular street had in the past,
thus unveiling the past and present mechanisms that stay behind the
process of writing the history. The name of Stefan cel Mare si Sfînt
was attributed to this street in 1990, when Republic of Moldova became
an independent state after the fall of the Soviet Union. In the
process of research I found out that this particular street has
changed its name at least seven times, changes that were operated
under different regimes in the past.
Kasia Wolny [PL]
LARGE PANEL
The idea behind „Large Panel” is to draw attention to details in
blocks of flats built of prefabricated concrete panels, which usually
go unseen by the residents accustomed to their presence and character.
The interiors photographed were constructed in a way that defies
craftsmanship and common sense. They create a dream-like and surreal
atmosphere. Photographs arranged into imperfect collages filled with
detail express the absurd nature of the spaces portrayed.
Joanna Zdzienicka [PL]
KIOSK / PLASTIC GARDEN
I am familiar with the activities of Oberliht Association and FLAT
SPACE as public platform for participation from Chisinau mostly from
stories. Moldova seems quite an exotic country to me. My works are
directly inspired by the images that form my source of information
about this place. One of them is the photograph of FLAT SPACE model,
which functions as the unofficial logo of this space. Another is a
newspaper photograph documenting the “Plastic Garden” action.
Turning these images into paintings allows me to come in touch with
the subject and familiarize the form in my own artistic language.
WIND PROTEST
http://chiosc.oberliht.com/protest/
Wind Protest is initially an artistic intervention connected to the
April 2009 events that took place in Chisinau. It was realized by
Diana Arosio, Helen Brandt, Felix Reisbeck and Vladimir Us and was
presented in the FLAT SPACE. The work itself makes reference to the
freedom of expression and access to information. The public was
invited to write their statements, opinions and feelings related to
7th of April events down on a piece of cloth that were presented later
publicly in the balcony of the FLAT SPACE. The intention of this work
is to communicate differently, more effectively and without violence.
In 2011 inside the balcony at FLAT SPACE the works of 8 of March
Public Action [MD], Campaign for supporting the GHOST Pavilion of
Republic of Moldova [MD], Art Workers Coalition, 1969 [US], artistic
groups focAR [RO] (Alina TUDOR and Razvan NEAGOE) and Monotremu [RO],
artists Dan Perjovschi [RO], Janos Sugar [HU] were presented.
CULTURAL INFORMATION POINT AT FLAT SPACE
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The visitors will also be able to consult various publications edited
by Oberliht Association.
- POSTBOX magazine – literature, art, attitude: http://
plic.oberliht.com
– Oberliht Supplement: http://www.oberliht.com/supliment
– Notes for a People’s Atlas of Public Space in Chisinau:http://atlasofchisinau.wordpress
.com
– catalogues and other publications
partners:
Young Artists Association Oberliht: http://oberliht.com
Kalmar Konstmuseum: http://www.kalmarkonstmuseum.se
4AM Fórum pro architekturu a média, Brno: http://www.forum4am.cz
Slobodne veze/ Loose Associations, Zagreb:http://slobodneveze.wordpress.com
Vladimir US
CHIOSC | curator
http://chiosc.oberliht.com
http://plic.oberliht.com
http://chisineu.wordpress.com
http://bucuresti68.wordpress.com
http://www.facebook.com/Oberliht
Proiectul CHIOSC este realizat cu suportul financiar al Fundatiei
Culturale Europene http://www.eurocult.org
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